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  2. MYSTERY OF THE NORTH POLE.

    Commander Peary's achievement, in getting nearer the North Pole than amy other human being has ever before succeeded in doing, is deserving of all ...

    Article : 206 words
  3. PETER'S GREAT CHANCE.

    A doctor in a village named Boyston sad sued Peter Bennett for his bill, long overdue, for attending the wife of the latter. Alexander Stephens was ...

    Article : 782 words
  4. THE COUNTRY BOY.

    When some town or city-bred boy breaks a record at some game or feat of athletics, or particularly distinguishes himself on the football Held, a hue ...

    Article : 320 words
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    Advertising : 1,450 words
  6. FROM THE EAST. The Dangerous Motor-Car.

    The Arabs, like every other nation, possess proverbs and maxims, which are handed down from generation to generation. Here are some of them:— Two old ladies were walking along a country lane when they suddenly came upon a motor-car which had broken down, and which the owner was ...

    Article : 230 words
  7. CULTIVATE THESE QUALITIES.

    An unaffected, low, distinct, silver toned voice. The art of pleasing those around you, and seeming pleased with them ...

    Article : 111 words
  8. IN CONDENSED FORM.

    A gentleman, who, from a very lowly beginning, has made for himself a place in the commercial world, recently gave the following advice to ...

    Article : 92 words
  9. It Sounded So Pretty.

    Some years since, a Nottingham clergyman, in baptizing a baby, paused in the midst of the service to inquire the name of the infant, to ...

    Article : 117 words
  10. THE DISCOVERY OF COFFEE.

    Coffee was discovered in 1285 by a dervish named Hadji Omar, a native of the town of Mocha. One day when he was lost in an ...

    Article : 120 words
  11. It Ended.

    The orator was waxing eloquent, and his delighted audience was hanging upon his words with eager anticipation. ...

    Article : 99 words
  12. And He Sang.

    The young man who wore his hair long and talked music had been to call on the young woman, and when he took his leave she went into the ...

    Article : 196 words
  13. Hones Shattered.

    "I have called," began Mr. Norvey Poorman, "to speak to you about your daughter. Of Course, you must have noticed that there is something ...

    Article : 61 words
  14. CHAMPAGNE CORKS.

    "Of all corks, those used for bottling champagne are the most expensive," remarked a wine merchant. "Only the very finest corkwood, that ...

    Article : 311 words
  15. Isn't This So?

    Five or six men were recently chatting in a village inn, when one of them said to the others: "I say, I bets ye dinners all round ...

    Article : 100 words
  16. So They Did.

    A regiment of soldiers was recently drawn up one Sunday for church parade, but the church was being repaired and could only hold half of them. ...

    Article : 166 words
  17. Insult to Injury.

    "That is what I call downright impudence," said Mrs. Biggins. "What has occurred?" Inquired her husband. ...

    Article : 166 words
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